Valentines Swap

I recently participated in a Valentines Swap hosted by Linda at Natural Suburbia.
My swap partner is also interested in Waldorf education so I created a little something for their seasonal table.

I included a kangaroo shaped biscuit cutter for fun. Apparently her your son had lots of fun with it.

In return I received a needle felted heat garland, heart shaped beeswax floating candles, oat bath sachets and some chocolates or candies as my partner called them.

Please excuse the very wrinkly silk play cloth that I used for a background. I must have looked better in real life or maybe I just didn't notice

I love participating in swaps as it gets me creating. Do you like being involved in swaps? Do you know of any good swaps out there at the moment?

I am hoping to do a few posts on Christmas gifts that we created. I always love giving handmade - the receiver gets a unique gift from the heart and I get the fun of crafting. Sometimes I can go a little overboard with ambitious plans that ultimately frustrate me trying to meet the deadline.This year I was really good - only taking on what I was confident I could do comfortably without too many late nights. Projects that could still be managed if Baby L came early, projects I could do in my exhausted end of pregnancy state.

First up I signed up for the angel swap organised by Margaret at We Bloom here.
Here is what I sent out a trio of knitted angels  (a very simple "pattern" that I made up)

 
and an angel papercut (from here)

My swap partners were the talented Margaret from We Bloom here who sent these sweet and very shimmery wooden angels

 Margaret also sent this clever paper angel. the wings move when the string is gently pulled. This was A's favourite.

Anna Brandford who sent a perfect angel in a little 'nest'. H was very taken with this angel

and Julie Collings who sent a little wooden peg doll style angel holding a tiny candle.







Thank you ladies for gifting me a tiny bit of your creative goodness